As the year comes to a close, so does our 2nd residency programme! We spent the last 9 months supporting 2 Palestinian artists; Shahd Itbakhi (online) and Rand Hamdallah (in-person). Find out more about the programme: youtu.be/mjmrN7T6wdo?...
Join us for the Birds of Gaza Lino Printing Workshop led by artist Zafeerah Heesambee to honour the Palestinian sunbird - a symbol of hope and freedom - through art. Together, we’ll craft lino prints in memory of every child lost in Gaza. Sunday 7 Dec, 10:30am: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birds-of-g...
Our open mic night is back! In solidarity with Palestine. We invite you to reinterpret words, sounds, and thoughts as an elegy for global numbness in an age of permanent crisis. Saturday 6 December, 6pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-mic-n...
Rand Hamdallah leads a group workshop examining ways to extract and articulate tacit knowledge using qualitative research methods. Sat 6 Dec, 11:30am: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/already-re...
Join us for the opening night and From Hebron to London - a live collaborative performance by Rand Hamdallah and Shahd Itbakhi. Shahd performs from Hebron, a city she cannot leave. Rand responds from London, becoming her physical agent. Fri 5 Dec, 6:30pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/that-joke-...
Coming up! That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore a 3-day exhibition and series of events by Bosla Arts’ artist-in-residence Rand Hamdallah and Shahd Itbakhi, exploring the themes of progress and development in a collapsing world. Explore the programme in the thread! www.boslaarts.com/blog/that-jo...
OPEN CALL: To the Kids Who Live - an online exhibition of work created in solidarity with Palestine. Curated by Bosla Arts’ artist-in-residence Rand Hamdallah!
Deadline 30 September 2025 🎨
Learn more & apply: www.boslaarts.com/blog/open-ca...
We kick off season 8 of the #ArtPersists #podcast speaking to the duo behind #JailTimeRecords. Dione & Steve share the story of how the label came to life: from Dione’s early workshops in prison, to Steve’s unjust detention, and the collaboration that followed. Watch now: youtu.be/WaftshEzzb4
The Art Persists Podcast is coming back! Join us for season 8 starting next Wednesday. Massive thanks to everyone who has listened and watched these last 7 seasons:
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We are so excited to announce our first ever online exhibition, Art Resists, curated by Aude Abou Nasr! The exhibition features the work of 10 artists from around the world who are using their work to speak out against injustice. Explore the exhibition: www.boslaarts.com/art-resists #ArtResists
An overlooked impact of war is the psychological trauma that can leave survivors - including children - speechless. Join us at the Frontline Club for a discussion on how the wars in #Gaza and #Ukraine are leaving the most vulnerable without a voice:
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Our Creative Writing Workshop is back! Join Fedzilla on Saturday 12 April at The Jago for I'm (not) fine: Writing as self care and a creative act of resistance. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-w...
We are back! Join us for a day of creative solidarity at The Jago on Sun 9 March. Including our Open Mic: Solidarity Sessions and a Creative Writing Workshop led by rapper / MC Fedzilla! Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1253166537...
#OPENCALL: Art Resists - an online exhibition! We are delighted to announce an upcoming exhibition celebrating the work of artists from global majority countries & the diaspora who are using their work to speak out against injustice. DEADLINE 10 FEB. Apply now:
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2 WEEKS TO GO! Join us at The Jago for a night of music and poetry in honour of artists who stand tall in the face of censorship and oppression. Register and get a FREE drink on the night. Wednesday, 29 Jan at 6pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unsung-her...
Huge thanks to everyone who came to our Creative Solidarity for Palestine day on Saturday đź’š It was a truly moving & beautiful day.
Read my piece for @indexoncensorship.org on Hanna Komar's brilliant debut play, Body in Progress, examining the impact of trauma on the mind and body: www.indexoncensorship.org/2024/12/hann...
Huge thank you to everyone who listened to the Art Persists podcast this year! And of course to all of our incredible guests. Stay tuned for more to come in 2025! #ArtPersists #Podcast
We welcome the news that Iranian rapper #ToomajSalehi has been released from prison. Toomaj is a brave and brilliant person who should never have been imprisoned to begin with. We’ve been proud to support him since his arrest: www.iranintl.com/en/202412010...
Join rapper and poet Fedzilla on 7 December at 3pm for I’m (not) fine, a creative writing workshop for beginners. She’ll walk you through prompts, ideas and personal experience in putting despair and hope on paper. Register now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bosla-arts...
Announcing Creative Solidarity for Palestine! A day of workshops, music, food and an open mic on Saturday 7 December at Palestine House London. SEE YOU THERE! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bosla-arts...
Incredible story. While reading it, I felt a sense of guilt and anger, as a Han Chinese, for our willful ignorance and inability to understand. I hope one day there will be a collective "sorry" from all Chinese to all Uyghurs. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/m...
In 2023, Narges was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.”
Reihane’s photos of Narges were used to announce her victory.
Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian journalist, activist, and human rights defender. Since 2015, Narges has been imprisoned by the state for her work. She remains in prison in #Iran and her health is in critical condition. #FreeNarges
“Activism is not a choice in Iran. It’s not something that you decide to do… You have to become an activist, it’s a necessity.” In the latest ep of the #ArtPersists #Podcast, photographer Reihane Taravati tells us about photographing imprisoned #Iran activist, #NargesMohammadi: tr.ee/P0baDDgeyv
Reihane Taravati, Iranian photographer and activist, is on The Art Persists Podcast! Reihane tells us about the challenges of being a photographer in #Iran and photographing imprisoned activist and HRD, #NargesMohammadi. Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen: tr.ee/P0baDDgeyv